The harvest in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore has just come to an end with yields down between 3% to 5% from last year. “This month we have just spent on the Rive vineyards has been one of intense work,” said Consorzio president, Innocente Nardi. Nardi said that this has been an exceptional year for […]
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The Consorzio Vini delle Venezie has re-elected Albino Armani(March 2019) as president and some of his priorities include the development of promotional activities and maximizing the potential of the appellation: “growth trajectory focused on continuity, to maximize the potential of a product and a region that still have a lot to say to consumers around
The status was officially announced on Sunday for the Prosecco landscape, and includes Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene, and the DOCG vine growing area; “characterized by ‘hogback’ hills, ciglioni — small plots of vines on narrow grassy terraces — forests, small villages, and farmland,” states UNESCO. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, met
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After a lengthy process that started a number of years ago, the Soave DOC has officially adopted a hierarchical, Burgundian-style classification system, where ‘cru’ sites sit at the top of the quality spectrum. The new DOC regulations will feature 33 distinct cru areas that have been selected for their potential to yield grapes of superior
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2016 Taliano Michele Blagheur Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC, Piedmont, Italy Beautiful ruby-red colour; it reveals perfumes of white flowers, raspberries, and cherries, which carry through to the palate; well-balanced tannins; Approachable now, this will also age well. Best decanted. VINE: Nebbiolo 100% SOIL: calcareous ALTITUDE: 300m above sea level EXPOSURE: south SYSTEM OF VINE GROWTH: Guyot
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